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A. E., J. N. E..& M. T. EEEVES. PLDING S-TRAW CARRIER CHUTE.

No. 498,028. Patented May 23, 1893.

' WITNESS/FS.'

A TTRNEY.

UNITED STATES 1 NPATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED B. REEVES, JAMES N. Df REEVES, AND MARSHAL T. REEVES, OFCOLUMBUS, INDIANA, ASSIGNORS TO REEVES t CO., OF SAME PLACE.

CARRIER CHUTE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,028, dated May 23,1893.

Application filed March 8, 1893. Serial No. 465,075. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that we, ALFRED B. REEVES, JAMES N. D. REEVES, and MARSHALT. REEVES, citizens of the United States, residing at Columbus, in thecounty of Bartholomew and State of Indiana, have invented a `new anduseful Improvement in Folding Straw-Carrier Chutes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improved strawcarrier chute for strawstacking machines.

The object of our improvement is, to so construct and arrange thevertical sides of the straw-carrier chute that it shall be unnecessaryto remove any part of said sides, when the chute is folded fortransportation.

The accompanying drawings illustrate our invention.

Figure l represents a plan, showing the chute unfolded, and the sidesraised. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3represents a side elevation of the chute when folded. Fig. 4representsfa transverse section at ct- Fig. l. Fig. V5 represents atransverse section at -h- Fig. 3.

In the drawings, A, indicates the frame constituting the main body ofthe straw-carrier chute, on which the straw is received as it comes fromthe thrasher.

B, represents the frame of the foldable section forming an extension ofthe main body of the chute. Said main portion and its extension arehinged togetherat C, in such manner as to permit the folding of theextension backward upon the top of the main portion. Shafts, D, and E,provided with pulleys, F, and G, are provided at opposite ends of thechute to receive and carry the endless carrierbelt, (not shown.) Thusfar the chute does not dier from the common well known construction.

The side-boards of the chute are constructed in the following manner: Atthe end of the main portion of the chute which receives the straw fromthe thrasher, a pair of wide side-boards, H, H, extending about half thelength of the main frame, are hinged to the floor, I, of the chute insuch manner that they may be folded down upon the floor, as representedin Fig. 5, and in dotted lines in Fig.

l, or may be raised so as to be inclined upward and outward from thefloor at an angle of about forty-live degrees, so as to form a hopper,as illustrated in Fig. 4, and in full lines in Fig. l. Extendingalongthe remaining length of the main portion of the chute, are a pair ofnarrower side boards, J, J, which are hinged to the door I so as to liedat thereon, or stand vertically at right angles therewith. The opposedends of sideboards H, and J, are connected together so as to form acontinuous surface when raised, by means of a piece of flexiblematerial, K, preferably of rubber cloth, which is substantiallytriangularin outline and is secured at two of its sides to the innerfaces of boards H and J; the arrangement being such that the pieces Klimit the outward movement of the sides H, and permit the simultaneousfolding down upon the fioor of both of the sides connected thereby. Theextension, B, is provided with a pair of side-boards, L, L, which arepermanently secured to the outer sides of the frame so as to standvertically atright angles to the floor thereof.

For the purpose of securing the folding sides J, J, in a verticalposition, that end of each of those sides which is adjacent to the innerends of the permanently secured sides, L L, is provided with aturn-button M, which is adapted to engage the outer side of theside-board L, when turned horizontally, as illustrated in the drawings,and to be disengaged therefrom when turned vertically. In folding thechute, the sides H and J are turned down, as indicated in dotted lines,Fig. l, and the extension B is then turned backward over the mainportion A, the sideboards L, L, passing outside of the frame of the mainportion, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5.

We claim as our inventionl. In a straw-carrier chute, the folding sideconsisting of the board H, hinged to the body of the chute so as to foldthereon and project obliquely therefrom, the board J hinged to the bodyso as to fold thereon and project vertically therefrom, and the flexiblepiece K, connecting the opposed ends of said boards, all combined andarranged to co-opcrate as set forth.

2. In a straw-carrier chute, the combination ICO i of the main portionA,provided with the pair Side-boards L, L, all arranged to (3o-operateas of folding side-boards H, H, hinged thereto set forth.

i and arranged to project obliquely therefrom, ALFRED B. REEVES.

Ihe pair of boards J, J, hinged to the main JAMES N. D. REEVES. 5portion and arranged to project vertically MARSHAL T. REEVES.

therefrom, the pair of flexible pieces K, K, VVtnesses: connecting theends of said boards, and the C. S.NVAY,

foldable extension B, provided with the xed B. M. HUTCHINS.

